Species: Rhododendron catawbiense

(ro-do-den'dron ka-taw-bi-en'see)

Rhododendron catawbiense

Catawba Rhododendron

Found on Course Walks

Broad-leaved Evergreens

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

None Listed

Cultivars

Numerous cultivars with flowers of many colors.

''Lee's Dark Purple' ', 'Anna Rose Whitney', 'Boule De Neige', 'Boursault', 'Catalgla', 'Cheer', 'Chionoides', 'Compactum', 'Cunningham', 'English Roseum', 'Grandiflorum', 'Henry's Red', 'Nova Zembla', 'Purpureum Elegans', 'Roseum Elegans', 'var. album'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub 4 to 8 feet

Height: 6' - 10'

Leaves: Evergreen

Shape: dense shrub; oval-rounded

Ornamental Other: Broadleaf evergreen; flowers many colors in May/June; dark green foliage.

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Part shade

Hardy To Zone: 4a

Soil Ph: Requires acid (pH 5.0 to 7.0)

Environmental Other: Durable and easy to grow in moist, acid soil.Protect from full summer sun and wind.

Moisture Tolerance: Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

many: lace-wing fly, black vine and strawberry weevils, borers, twig blight, dieback, wilt; lacebug can be a problem in full sun; susceptible to winter injury

Bare Root Transplanting

Other

Native from mid Atlantic Alleghany mountains through to Georgia in Eastern US. Easy to transplant B & B or from container.

Native Range Map

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil

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